The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-10

lIGlulds ltunCobCO anu ANOl vi OdiO-
lima to the republican column next
year, and whenever the solid South
breaks up the revolution in Kentucky
will complete self.-1ribune.
THE exodus of colored people from
South Carolina and other Atlantic sea-
board states to the West is said to have
ceased for the present. AT least
900 people left the state during 1856
and the first half of the present year.
The destination of majority of them
was Arkansas, although many settled
in states further north and west.
IN his admirable address before the
Church Temperance Society in New
York, recently, Rev. DR.. w. r. Hunt
ington prescribed the three T's-toil,
thrift and temperance-as the best
antidote for poverty. The phrase was
so happy that it was caught up at once,
and now it is said that society is to be
organized in New York which will aim
to spread the idea.
AT Canton, Ohio, Mr.. Cleveland
turned soldiers widow out of the
post-office and gave the place to a
democrat. The democrat has now gone
off with 800 of the peoples money,
making the third escape of that kind in
Ohio within three months. He evil
IDENTITY was believer in the spoils
system =" rather than in Cleveland's
doctrine that "public office is a pub
lie trust"
THE Concord School of Philosophy
spent the greater part of one of the
hottest days this week discussing "Aris-
totle's Politics." In the course of a
few years the philosophers will get so
courageous that they will dare to tackle
George William Curtis politics or Carl
Schurz's. Aristotle was as lucid and
perspicuous as ray of polarized light
compared with some modern politicians.
-NeW Haven Palladium.
THE habit which too many Ameri-
cans have of masticating tooth-picks is
very disagreeable. l have seen Bos-
tonians leave the dinner-table holding
tooth-picks between their teeth. I've
seen them in the parlor, talking to
ladies, and I've seen them walking in
the street, still with a bit of quill or
wood in their mouth. These same per-
sons would scorn to pick their teeth at
table.-Boston Correspondent.
THE English house of lords has done
most extraordinary thing. 1t has
passed bill abolishing the law of
primogeniture, through which the
house of lords has been maintained.
The law has been the cornerstone on
which rested the great fabric of land
ownership in Great Britain, and it is
believed by many that the continuity
of English institutions was indebted to
it. The oldest son of the landowner
inherited all the real estate and became
the head of the family. For eight CEN
turtles this has been the law of Great
Britain.
GENERAL GORDON of Georgia, who
wants the second place on the demo-
cratic ticket for 1888, said, in recent
speech: Whenever l admit that we
were in the wrong may God blast me
where l stand" Has any one heard
of democratic or mugwump paper
that has even mildly rebuked General
Gordon for such utterance? No! They
are too busy bowling about General
Fairchild and the Grand Army of the
Republic to pay any attention to so
prominent man as General Gordon
boasting of his treason.-Concord
Monitor.
EVEN thus early few towns have
reported success in the teaching of sci
entifc temperance in the schools.
Among them are Woodstock, Brattle-
boro, Hinesburg, Starksboro and Rye
gate. In some instances it is reported
as decided success" Both teach
ers and pupils have taken to it readily.
The children have become interested
deed, it is quite likely the children are
going to understand it better than they
have been credited, since in some
places they too frequently see it illus
trated.-Belloocs Falls Times.
THE Washington National Republican
calls attention to the fact that decisions
of the United States supreme court in
several cases authoritatively settle the
question that state cannot prohibit
the sale of imported liquors in the
original packages. "That being so
prohibitory laws in the states only
prohibit the sale of American manu-
features of wines, liquors and beers
and permit the sale of the foreign man.
ufactured articles. This makes it a
national question, takes it out of the
domain of state politics and requires
that congress shall act upon the i'm.
portation laws before any state law can
be made operative in prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors."